The Education Council is hosting a free marketing series presented by PennWest Clarion Small Business Development Center. “The Core of Small Business Marketing” is Part One of a three-part series about marketing your small business. Part Two is entitled “Better Marketing Brings Better Customers,” and Part Three is “Bringing Your Marketing to an Expert Level.”
Those accepting Art Heary and Sons check on behalf of the St. Mary Area United Way include: Jim Ryan, President; Doug Bauer, Vice-President; Doug Gaffey, Corporate Campaign Chair, and Jason Gabler.
Art Heary and Son’s donation, like many others in the community, will help the St. Marys Area United Way achieve their campaign goal. The St. Marys Area United Way relies on the contributions from companies and local individuals. Those donations support the financial needs of non-profit agencies that serve the health and human welfare needs of our community. Funding raised in 2024 will be available for organizations to seek grant funding in 2025. If you would like to become one of these individual or corporate donors, please call 781.6000 or mail your check to the St. Marys Area United Way, 250 Depot Street, St. Marys, PA 15857.
March 19, 2024): District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that, following a 2-day jury trial at the McKean County Courthouse, Timothy Bottorf, formerly of Eldred and Bradford, was convicted of Flight to Avoid Apprehension (Felony) and two counts of Persons Not to Possess a Firearm (Felony and Misdemeanor) (ammunition available enhancement).
The charges stem from April 10, 2023 when Bottorf was scheduled to appear for a jury trial on a Robbery. He failed to appear and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Over the next few weeks, Officers acted on tips they received about his whereabouts but did not locate BOTTORF.
Just after midnight on May 7, 2023, Troopers with the Pennsylvania State Police-Lewis Run initiated a traffic stop and the driver indicated they had just left a residence in Eldred and BOTTORF was hiding inside the house.
Joyce M. Reynolds Mangini, 92, of Warren, PA, died Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Warren General Hospital, Warren, PA.
Joyce was born September 6, 1931, in Warren, PA. She was the daughter of James and Grace Armstrong Reynolds. She was a lifelong Warren area resident. Joyce was a 1951 graduate of Youngsville High School. She was employed with the former G.T.E. Sylvania and then was a nurse’s aide at Warren State Hospital, retiring from there after 25 years employment. She was an Avon sales lady. Joyce was a member of First Methodist Church. She enjoyed scrap booking, collecting antique coins, exercising, walking, and singing songs. Her family was also the center of her life, and she enjoyed having a great sense of humor.
Smethport–Sandra Jean (Norman) Green 83, of Smethport, PA passed away Friday, March 15, 2024 at Olean General Hospital, Olean NY.
Sandra was born January 12, 1941 in Kane, PA, the daughter of Russell W. and Linda V. (Johnson) Norman. On July 21, 1962 in Smethport, PA, she married Roger W. Green, Jr. who died November 13, 2021.
Sandra was lucky enough to grow up and be surrounded by family in Smethport. Some of her very best friends were her cousins Diane, Cynthia, Johanna, Karen, Bob, Morris, Maribel and more. Sandy and her close friend Kathy Edgar, as well as Carol, would spend time in a cabin below Water Street listening to music on a record player and writing songs, such as “A Dog in the Door Tonight”, which daughters Amy and Diane know the words to, to this day. Sandy and Kathy remained lifelong friends. Her sister Carol was not only a sister, but a best friend, always there for her from a young age, sewing clothes for her, looking out for her and later spending holidays and traveling together. She was also close to John and his wife Barb, and they spent many holidays together at their parent’s home on Water Street. Roger also enjoyed spending time with John, talking about hunting and outdoor adventures.
Raymond L. Foster: Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather
Raymond L. Foster, 80, 4372 Mossbrook Road, Friendship, NY passed away on Monday March 18, 2024 at Jones Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Born on December 30, 1943, in Cuba, he was a son of Clifton and Genevieve Sweeney Foster. On August 18, 2002, in Cuba, he married the former Pamela J. Adams who survives.
Ray was a graduate of Friendship Central School. He worked for Quaker State in Bradford, Pennsylvania prior to his retirement. He also owned and operated his own farm, which was his favorite job.
Christine A. “Chris” Wendel, 81, of 123 Grandview Road, St. Marys, PA passed away at Penn Highlands Elk on Monday, March 18, 2024, following a lengthy illness.
She was born on December 21, 1942 in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Arthur and Anna Herbst Miles.
On September 7, 1963, at Queen of the World Church, she married the late Leander “Lee” Wendel, who preceded her in death on April 6, 2021. Together they shared more than 57 years of marriage.
Chris was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and a member of Queen of the World Church. Always a very faithful woman, Chris could be found saying an afternoon prayer at 3:00 daily. In her free time, she liked to read books on her Kindle and do crossword puzzles. In her younger years, she enjoyed bowling and painting.
Over the years, she stayed active by going on walks and playing volleyball in her younger years. Chris loved to spend time with her family, and looked forward to her daily chats and FaceTime adventures with her granddaughter in Hawaii. She was a kind and loving mother, grandmother, and sister.
Saundra Lee Sears Salerno, 85, passed away on March 17, 2024, in Largo, Florida of complications from dementia. The daughter of Walter and Gretta Sears of North Warren, she was born on June 2, 1938, and was an only child. Saundra graduated from Warren Area High School in 1956 and from Bryant Stratton College in Buffalo in 1958.
In July, 1960, she married Louis James Salerno of Warren and celebrated 46 years of marriage until his death in 2006. They lived in Texas while Louis was in the Army, then back to Warren and Corry for several years. Saundra was a legal secretary in Warren for Attorney Sam Bonavita in the 1960’s and ‘70s. They moved to St. Petersburg, FL in 1981 where she worked for Ohio Casualty Insurance until her retirement.
At 2:00 PM on Tuesday, Sinnamahoning & Austin Fire & EMS were dispatched to a 2 vehicle crash near the entrance to Sinnemahoning State Park at 8288 First Fork Road in Grove Township.
Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 3/14/2024 to ALLSHOUSE TERRENCE L JR in Conewango Township, Warren county. 78.57(a) – CONTROL, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF PRODUCTION FLUIDS – Operator failed to collect the brine and other fluids produced during operation, service and plugging of the well in a tank, pit or a series of pits or tanks, or other device approved by the Department or Operator discharged brine or other fluids on or into the ground or into waters of the Commonwealth.
To become a certified pesticide applicator in Pennsylvania, passing a written exam is required. This exam will be offered at the Penn State Extension office in Coudersport on Tuesday, April 9th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Anyone interested in either a private applicator license or a commercial/public applicator license should:
The Borough was granted funds from DCNR to make improvements to the Town Square. Some things you will see happening around the Square in the coming weeks include:
Updated electric and lighting
Removal of dead trees and trimming of dead branches
Sidewalks for handicap accessibility and through access
Tables and benches throughout
A facelift to the gazebo
New flowering and leafy trees
Updated landscaping
By mid-summer residents and visitors will be able enjoy a more user-friendly, safer space with handicap accessibility. The Square will offer places to share an outdoor meal with your family or enjoy a peaceful lunch; places to sit and watch your kids play or read a book; and a beautiful, accessible gazebo for summer concerts and other events.
We hope you all are as excited as we are to be able to begin these updates to our lovely downtown!
Sayre, PA- The Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers (CFTT) would like to remind high school seniors and their families that the application deadline for those scholarships administered directly by the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers is coming up quickly. The Community Foundation holds over 50 scholarships serving students of Bradford, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga PA, and Tioga NY. All scholarships applications can also be found on our website, www.twintierscf.org.
In addition to the scholarships the Foundation selects the recipients, many of their scholarships are administered directly through the school district guidance offices. For more information on those deadlines, see your high school guidance office.
3/5/2024 TO 3/19/2024 SOFT CLOSE STARTS MARCH 19 AT 7:00 PM INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL MACHINERY, COMPRESSORS, FORKLIFT, INDUSTRIAL WORK TABLES, PUSH CARTS, RACKS, SHELVING AND 50 + VARIOUS TYPES OF WORKING MACHINERY, LARGE AMOUNT OF SCRAP MATERIAL AND MACHINERY